Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Stonegate
- A New Walk
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Edward I and York
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The End of the Abbey
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Micklegate Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A New University
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Abbot's House
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Barley Hall